traînasse

\tʁɛ.nas\

/\tʁɛ.nas\/ noun

The verdict

“traînasse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galerie horizontale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trainasse · traînasse · French

traînasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for traînasse
PropertyValue
Headwordtraînasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɛ.nas\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « traînasse » en français

traînassen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traînasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɛ.nas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 19 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for traînasse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is traînasse, spelled T-R-A-Î-N-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galerie horizontale.
  2. 2
    Galerie horizontale.
  3. 3
    Galerie horizontale.
  4. 4
    Galerie horizontale.
  5. 5
    Long filet d’oiseleur.
  6. 6
    Partie rampante de plantes.
  7. 7
    Tige aérienne ou souterraine par laquelle la plante se reproduit (stolon ou rhizome).
  8. 8
    Nom vernaculaire de nombreuses plantes adventices des cultures.
  9. 9
    Renouée des oiseaux.
  10. 10
    Agrostis stolonifère ou chiendent rampant, selon les localités.
  11. 11
    Arroche étalée.
  12. 12
    Mouron des oiseaux.
  13. 13
    Renouée liseron.
  14. 14
    Gaillet-gratteron.
  15. 15
    Liseron des champs
  16. 16
    Liseron des haies.
  17. 17
    Chiendent pied de poule.
  18. 18
    Mouron rouge.
  19. 19
    Renouée persicaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how traînasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On l’enfonce ordinairement d’un demi-pied dans les traînasses des taupes ; & afin qu’elles n’en puissent pas sortir, on met au bord par où elles entrent un petit crochet […]
  2. Ces traînasses en zig-zag, ou taupinières informes, fig. 7, sont fraîches, elles appartiennent à une jeune taupe.

Synonyms

chiendentchiendent de bœufcourre-à-terreherbe à deux boutslaitue de chienlaitue des chiensblé rampantrenouée des oiseauxcentinodeherniolesanguinairedrageonstolontraînéetraîneautraîneuse

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traînasse"?
"traînasse" is spelled T-R-A-Î-N-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɛ.nas\.
What does "traînasse" mean?
As a noun, "traînasse" means: Galerie horizontale.
How do you pronounce "traînasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traînasse" is \tʁɛ.nas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traînasse" come from?
"traînasse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list